Coupons, Freebies, and Tips to Save Money Every Day
by: Bargain Babe
I’m considering going on a spending moratorium for a month, which means not buying anything at all except groceries and gasoline. The experiment would push me to find creative ways to get around purchasing things. What can I reuse or repurpose? What can I do without? But there are three major loopholes that make me think this experiment is not worth conducting. http://www.bargainbabe.com
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Here’s a way to lower your grocery bill that I had not considered. Instead of buying meat from the butcher, buy part of a cow from a farmer. http://www.bargainbabe.com
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Every month or so a fantastic catalog arrives in my mail for Yummy.com, a grocery delivery store. And every time the nearly edible pictures convince me to place an order – until I see the prices. But how much more expensive is Yummy? And does the time savings make up for higher prices? http://www.bargainbabe.com
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I like this site, FindABetterBank.com. The site looks at where you live, the features you want, and your banking habits to suggest a checking account with the lowest fees. http://www.bargainbabe.com
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Wal-Mart is hiring 22,000 workers across the country, including 1,000 or more workers in Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia,” according to a CNN story. Because of the recession, however, I’m wondering if people are applying for and taking jobs they wouldn’t otherwise consider. http://www.bargainbabe.com
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Most budgets look backwards. You pull out your bills and receipts from the past month and add up what you spent. That number indicates how much you will spend this month, right? Wrong! A better budget looks forward. http://www.bargainbabe.com
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Two major changes are coming to Perkins, Stafford and Grad Plus student loans starting July 1. To get the details, I interviewed my friend, Bill Penn, who gives legal advice to students at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, OR. http://www.bargainbabe.com
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I was so pleased to receive a $2 gift card from Subway in the mail yesterday. I had signed up for it as part of a lawsuit settlement that said the sandwich chain had to give out 142,000 $2 gift cards to California residents in February. Then I tried to use the card. http://www.bargainbabe.com
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Money comes up all the time these days, but often in uncomfortable situations. One person wants to splurge, another is counting every penny. How to you handle it? I turned to…http://www.bargainbabe.com
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I wrote a fabulous post about why we overspend and rack up monstrous credit card debt for a blog called Man V Debt. Read my post here. http://www.bargainbabe.com
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My friend got a parking ticket while having dinner with me. Should I offer to pay half the ticket? Vote at http://www.bargainbabe.com
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When deep discounts and buy-one-get-one free offers did not get customers in the door, businesses started offering refunds and “worry-free” guarantees in case of job loss. http://www.bargainbabe.com
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A reader named Glenn wrote in with a pressing financial dilemma. Should he once again take advantage of a free $100 for setting up a bank account? Weigh in at http://www.bargainbabe.com
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Couples spend differently and we don’t always spend the same amount of money, which is where it gets tricky. So how does a couple reconcile spending habits? Tips at http://www.bargainbabe.com
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The United States Post Office is raising their rates May 11, 2009, from 42 to 44 cents for a first class letter. You can buy Forever stamps now and use them after the rate hike, however. This saves you two cents per letter, or about a half of a percent. So is it worth it to hoard Forever stamps? http://www.bargainbabe.com
